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/ 6 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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/ 6 years agoDanny back at Saints and aiming for top honours
By NEALE HARVEY England hopeful: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi TOP prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi returns to boyhood club Northampton with a spring in...
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/ 6 years agoItoje signs long-term deal with relegated Saracens
ENGLAND lock Maro Itoje has signed a new “longterm” contract at Saracens. The 25-year-old had been linked with loan moves to...
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/ 6 years agoBooth wants Manu to bolster his pack options
By ALEX BYWATER NASI Manu has emerged as a No.8 target for Ospreys head coach Toby Booth. The six-cap Tongan international...
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/ 6 years agoGarvey calls for reform to combat the ‘abyss’
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER lock Matt Garvey wants Premiership Rugby to review their transfer system in order to ease the pathway...
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/ 6 years agoWe all made mistakes at Tigers admits Ford
By JON NEWCOMBE Watch this, Warren: George Ford beats Lions fly-half Johnny Sexton to score for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoEnglish and Welsh clubs in chase for Bevan
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH regions Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are understood to be rivalling Harlequins and other leading English clubs for...
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/ 6 years agoO’Connor seals win for Reds, Crusaders unbeaten
SUPER RUGBY By SAM JACKSON FLY-HALF James O’Connor kicked a late drop-goal to secure the Queensland Reds a 31-24 win over...
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/ 6 years agoBeziers takeover hits the buffers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several...
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/ 6 years agoInjury ended my shot at England…and All Blacks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAN BOWDEN THE FORMER HIGHLANDERS, BLUES, CRUSADERS, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER AND BATH FLY-HALF Days to savour: Dan Bowden...
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/ 6 years agoDo you speak French? Toulon want to sign you!
TRAILFINDERS Academy starlet Harrison Obatoyinbo will always be grateful to the club that gave him a second chance after sealing a...
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/ 6 years agoI’m gunning for you, Mike, warns Aaron
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS fullback Aaron Morris aims to see off the challenge of Mike Brown and nail down the No.15...
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/ 6 years agoBattered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon
Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian...
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/ 6 years agoMighty McCaw ducks All Black axe to secure a World Cup double triumph
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Twin Titans: Richie McCaw and Dan Carter...
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/ 6 years agoTwist facts how you like, Tests still reign supreme
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Full house: Twickenham can hold 82,000 PICTURE: Getty Images AS THE old...
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/ 6 years agoPumas pair quit Jaguares for Premiership
TRANSFERWRAP NEWCASTLE have taken the first steps to build a Premiership squad with the addition of Argentina centre Matias Orlando on...
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/ 6 years agoCook braves heat for crossing great divide
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Chris Cook has signed for Bristol after 11 years at Bath PICTURES: Getty Images Straight talker:...
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/ 6 years agoWhitgift produce sporting all-rounders of excellence
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools National recognition: Whitgift, with Elliot Daly third from right, celebrate their...
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/ 6 years agoRieder livid at collapse of Yorkshire Academy
By JON NEWCOMBE Outraged: Alex Rieder ALEX Rieder has branded the collapse of the Yorkshire-based academy as “an absolute joke”. Retired...
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/ 6 years agoGareth excited to join forces with Webb
By ALEX BYWATER Class act: Rhys Webb playing for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Fan: Gareth Anscombe RHYS Webb’s Ospreys half-back partnership...
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/ 6 years agoLockyer delays his retirement for love of Ponty
By ROB COLE ONE OF the biggest carrots dangling in front of Pontypridd centre Dafydd Lockyer when rugby resumes is trying...
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/ 6 years agoShirt-swap stars can carry on regardless
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Sharp finisher: Duhan van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images Switching allegiance since professionalism:...
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/ 6 years agoMaverick talents that England failed to trust
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoNothing in my contract says I’m coming back to Sarries
GEORGE KRUIS ON THE RECORD Highs and lows: George Kruis playing against South Africa in World Cup final PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoBoks set to head north after Super Rugby snub
By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa’s big rugby franchises will likely head north from next year after New Zealand revealed their vision...
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/ 6 years agoRugby in Hawaii? Book me in please Danno!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points ONE of the major disappointments with American Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoExodus to Europe can save Pumas says Ayerza
By NEALE HARVEY Talent: Matías Orlando has joined Newcastle Rising star: Exeter signing Facundo Cordero in action against Canada PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoBOOM! Tuilagi gives lift-off
Glory days: Sale win the Premiership in 2006. Can Manu Tuilagi, main picture, help them to a repeat PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoHas Ted got Dally touch?
SO Ted Hill is the new captain of fragile Worcester, at the swaddling-clothes age of 21. History tells us this may...
